HOME | DD

mvjnz — Aurora tutorial

Published: 2008-07-14 07:18:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 4177; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description It bugs me how people do digital art and tutorials which they think look like auroras, when they really look nothing like them. I know what they look like, and it took me about 10 minutes to figure out how to make one in Photoshop, so I made a tutorial.
Related content

mvjnz - White tiger

mvjnz - Running Horse

mvjnz - Catching the light

mvjnz - Girl sleeping in the forest

mvjnz - Rat logo

mvjnz - Horse

mvjnz - Medicine hat 2

mvjnz - Beanie

mvjnz - Grazing horse2

z-design - Aurora Borealis Tutorial

punkisstillcool - Realistic Aurora Tutorial

Ultra-Fractal - Ultra Fractal Merge Mode, pt 3

Axeraider70 - Glowing Effect Tutorial

maranight - Fur Tutorial

Eclipsis - Digital Art tutorial part 1

Lady-Tima - Reflection in Water Tutorial

Toxic-Mario - Ground Aura Tutorial 2

Vivi-kiramaru-sama19 - SAI firework tutorial+Smudge
Comments: 25

PippinDraws [2016-01-09 22:27:12 +0000 UTC]

This is one of the best aurora tutorials I've seen yet - I used brighter colors and I feel I got the effect I'm looking for, so thank you.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Sivsi [2014-04-30 03:33:38 +0000 UTC]

Actually not very realistic.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

SW-Art-and-Design [2013-01-26 11:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Very nice tutorial, though I would only say that being from Northern Canada, they are usually much brighter in color with a small amount of purple at times.
Not sure where you are from so I can't say this isn't what they look like colour wise for you of course, but the shape and such is perfect. Very nicely done ^-^

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

JessiRenee [2012-12-10 15:10:35 +0000 UTC]

That's it? That is so much easier than I thought it would be! Thank you for this tutorial!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Luna-ReClipse [2012-09-26 20:42:53 +0000 UTC]

finally! a tutorial that WORKS!!! thank you thank you thank you!!!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Sybilestial [2012-09-05 08:50:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure if I did it as realistic as you did, but I felt like I had to make it brighter. Here is my outcome: [link]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

SkipSkid [2012-04-13 19:09:55 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful ! Thanks!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

KRTgirl [2011-11-24 15:09:28 +0000 UTC]

This looks great. I'll post the link to the picture I'm going to use it in once I'm done.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

SephirothCrystal [2011-10-17 09:08:37 +0000 UTC]

[link] Used your tutorial here. Thank you so much for the basis! I hope it looks real enough!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Shadow-UAE [2010-07-05 10:33:00 +0000 UTC]

I love it .. sooo much ^^..

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Vicnor [2009-12-17 09:13:28 +0000 UTC]

This was a big help!! thank you [link] here is the result

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

yammyqueen [2009-12-11 19:04:40 +0000 UTC]

I love this <3

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

AvatardsUnite [2008-11-26 18:52:32 +0000 UTC]

Heres my result [link] .

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

AvatardsUnite [2008-11-25 19:43:53 +0000 UTC]

This helps me tons! Thanks

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

mvjnz In reply to AvatardsUnite [2008-11-27 01:54:58 +0000 UTC]

Glad it helped I like your result.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

AvatardsUnite In reply to mvjnz [2008-11-27 03:14:52 +0000 UTC]

Obviously I need more practice but I really like it, you have no idea how much it helped me!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

mvjnz In reply to AvatardsUnite [2008-11-28 02:28:42 +0000 UTC]

I think you did a good job. Yours is a bit brighter than what I made mine, but auroras come in many different shapes and colours

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

AvatardsUnite In reply to mvjnz [2008-11-28 05:01:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks , I hope I can see them in person someday!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

animati0n [2008-08-06 22:01:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, this looks AMAZING. And it's so helpful too! I'm so glad that someone with experience knows how they work to put together a tutorial. Thanks! <3

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

mvjnz In reply to animati0n [2008-08-07 01:47:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Coloriffic [2008-08-06 04:02:21 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!
This looks like an ACTUAL
aurora borealis.

I was trying to get a tutorial for one for my latest coming picture, but I was having no luck. This really helped, thank you!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

mvjnz In reply to Coloriffic [2008-08-06 05:36:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you That's why I ended up making one too, because no one seems to have done a proper tutorial on them before

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Coloriffic In reply to mvjnz [2008-08-06 05:54:06 +0000 UTC]

yes, much agreed.
the ones I had seen looked like something out of some sort of galactic space tutorial, and then I saw this one and just thought it was perfect.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

Saiyan-Silk [2008-07-14 07:25:19 +0000 UTC]

love it ^_^

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

mvjnz In reply to Saiyan-Silk [2008-07-14 07:30:19 +0000 UTC]

ta

👍: 0 ⏩: 0